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Committee advances bill that would allow charges for knowingly false child-welfare reports to DCFS
Summary
The Senate Health and Human Services Standing Committee voted to pass HB 33, allowing DCFS to refer persons who knowingly file false child-abuse or neglect reports to law enforcement, with a class B misdemeanor penalty available.
The Senate Health and Human Services Standing Committee on [date] voted to give HB 33, the child-welfare reporting amendments, a favorable recommendation.
The bill, introduced by a representative sponsoring the measure, would permit the Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) to refer persons who knowingly make false reports of child abuse or neglect to law enforcement; under the proposal a person could be charged with a class B misdemeanor if DCFS investigates and finds the report was knowingly…
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